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Friday, May 17, 2013  State officials say the Texas unemployment rate has remained steady for the third straight month at 6.4 percent.

Friday, March 08, 2013  The Texas unemployment rate for January rose slightly to 6.3 percent.

Friday, January 04, 2013  Robust hiring in manufacturing and construction fueled the December job gains.

Thursday, December 27, 2012  The average number of people seeking unemployment benefits over the past month fell to the lowest level since March 2008, a sign that the job market is healing.

Friday, November 16, 2012  The unemployment rate in Amarillo is down almost one percent in the last year.

Friday, October 19, 2012  New Mexico's unemployment rate dropped slightly for the month of September, down to 6.4 percent from 6.5 percent in August.

Wednesday, October 10, 2012  According to the jobs report released Friday, Amarillo unemployment rates are the third lowest in the state, and events like the Amarillo Job Fair are yearly contributors to the low rates.

Saturday, September 22, 2012  The unemployment rate in Amarillo has dipped to one of the lowest in the state - 5 percent.

Friday, September 21, 2012  The Texas Workforce Commission says statewide unemployment held steady in August at 7.1 percent.

Friday, April 27, 2012  Growth likely dipped in January-March quarter, but outlook for all of 2012 appears brighter

Friday, October 21, 2011  The Texas unemployment rate held steady at 8.5 percent in September as the state bounced back from a month of job losses by adding more than 15,000 positions.

Friday, August 19, 2011  The unemployment rate in Amarillo remains the second lowest in the state after dropping a tenth of a point in the last month.

Friday, July 22, 2011  The unemployment rate in Amarillo is the second lowest in the state despite the fact the rate rose by one percentage point since May.

Friday, June 17, 2011  Amarillo's unemployment rate for May rose slightly compared to April, according to the Texas Workforce Commission.

Thursday, March 24, 2011  State lawmakers are considering legislation that would require unemployed Texans to pass a drug test before collecting jobless benefits.